Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

After Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian

After Leonardo da Vinci Italian

Publisher Published London by John Clarke British

1786

Not on view

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Title: Four Heads (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)
Artist: After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist: After Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
Publisher: Published London by John Clarke (British, 1756–1815)
Date: 1786
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 x 6 5/16 in. (19.5 x 16 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 x 6 1/2 in. (20.1 x 16.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.3183
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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